Each week, through the generous guides at The Daily Post, we receive wonderful prompts to explore. Every day, a new prompt gives us the opportunity to dig deep and find answers buried somewhere in our creative toolbox. They also offer the Weekly Writing Challenge on Mondays and we get to write a creative post of about 1000 words or less. This week, we get to pick one or two of four photos; each with a special word attached. We can write any type of creative post using the word and photo. I picked two photos to write on – Emptiness and Creativity… Co-joined twins; we need one to attract the other. Hope you like them!

“We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.” Anon

Creativity in a burst of color juxtaposes an image of a man behind bars.

The emptied heart knows
Creativity will thrive
Behind barred windows

Emptiness inspires
Flowing fountains of color
A Tunnel of hope

What are your thoughts? What creative impulses were triggered by the photos? Please share your thoughts in a comment below. Thank you!

This post was inspired by a prompt from WP Daily Post: Weekly Writing Challenge: The one-word captions — from contemplation to emptiness. For this week’s challenge, use one of the images in this gallery as a starting point for a short story, poem, free-write, or musing on whatever you’d like. The one-word captions — from contemplation to emptiness — are things I personally think about when I view these images.

I love this. When I see the hallway and its darkness before I would be scared to go through that tunnel because of fear now I look fear in the eye and I will seek out the tunnel and have faith something is on the other side.

While emptiness has not always been a source of creative power for me, there are times that I have had a profound experience of deeper and more vivid colors flowing out of emptiness on several occasions in my life. You give me a good reminder to remember to empty myself as I seek to be more deeply creative.
Karen

Beautiful post! tunnels are scary, but there is always light at the end. By the way, there is a place we go to – it used to be a secluded place nestled in the cordillera mountains – the asin hot springs. Before you reach the place, you have to pass two tunnels. As kids, when people ask how long is the trip, we say two nights and three days (it actually takes only 30 minutes from the city) because we pass through two tunnels.

I totally agree with you on being more creative when you are in your empty space. It’s hard to really sit down and think creatively when you have so much going on – you need to escape so that your mind is free to think.

I love your posts. I agree with your tip “Positive Motivation Tip: In our empty spaces are profound discoveries… Go there and refresh your creative spirit.” We all need to refresh our creative spirit from all the stressful things in life. 🙂